THE highest business premises in Hobart—it is 114ft. from Elizabeth St. to the top of the roof—the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society's building commands the city's skyline from almost any angle. In many respects ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 141 wordsSIR JOHN McPHEE, K.C.M.G., Director for Tasmania. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 7 wordsHOBART citizens, for more than nine months, have watched with intense interest the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society's new building taking shape at the corner of Elizabeth and Macquarie streets. Step by step, one of the most imposing and handsome structures in the city has arisen on the site of a number of comparatively insignificant shops and offices. ...
Article : 139 wordsTHE NEW C.M.L. BUILDING IN HOBART. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 6 words"I WISH you and your officers joy and happiness in your new home." With these words the Governor (Sir Ernest Clark) turned to Sir Harry Lawson. Deputy Chairman of the principal office directorate of the society, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,289 wordsTHE new building will be the headquarters of the Colonial Mutual Society in this State. It occupies frontages of 62ft. on Elizabeth St., 57½ft. on ...
Article : 435 wordsOCCUPYING one of the most central positions in the city, the site on which the new building has been erected is an historic one. In the early days of the settlement of Hobart a military guard-house stood on the corner. Old Government House was on the other side of ...
Article : 195 wordsAS a representative Australian life assurance society the Colonial Mutual occupies a prominent place. Active organisation began in 1873, ...
Article : 566 wordsAS far as possible, materials of Tasmanian origin or manufacture have been used in the construction and decoration of ...
Article : 76 wordsMR. C. B. HEARN, General Manager of the Society. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 9 wordsTHE GUARD HOUSE, the original building on the site occupied by th e Colonial Mutual Life Building. It was demolished about 80 years ago. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 10 Apr 1937, Page 16
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